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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Patty and Richard take a road trip to which city in "Mistakes Were Made"?

2. Patty's autobiography is written in what person?

3. What does Patty's father do for a living?

4. At what did Patty excel in her youth?

5. When Patty's parents learn of her rape, what do they want her to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patty learn about Walter and his childhood?

2. What decision does Joey make that infuriates the Berglunds?

3. What are Walter's feelings regarding population growth?

4. How does Patty's friendship with Eliza end?

5. Who is Blake? What does he do that drives Patty mad?

6. What is Nameless Lake, and how does it get its name?

7. How does Connie feel about Joey Berglund?

8. Describe the friendship between Eliza and Patty.

9. Who is Walter? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

10. Why does Walter invite Richard to stay at his lake house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nature plays a big role in the novel. Discuss how the natural world impacts the characters and the story.

Essay Topic 2

The characters in the novel all have varying views of freedom. Select three characters and explain their opinions regarding freedom and what their opinions reveal about each character.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author's choice to tell this story from multiple perspectives. How does the variety of narrative voices affect the plot?

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